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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
757 AM MST MON MAR 1 2010

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2009 TO 2/28/2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2010

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              76   01/12/1987
 LOW              -31   02/02/1996
HIGHEST            56   01/16                         64  01/20
LOWEST            -18   01/08                        -19  12/15
AVG. MAXIMUM     28.8              36.0    -7.2     35.7
AVG. MINIMUM      9.8              13.4    -3.6     11.5
MEAN             19.3              24.7    -5.4     23.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32     55                                 33
DAYS MIN <= 32     90                                 86
DAYS MIN <= 0      20                                 24

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         1.51   2009
 MINIMUM         1.36   2008
TOTALS           1.15R             1.24   -0.09     1.51
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.01    0.00     0.02
DAYS >= .01        18                                 24
DAYS >= .10         6                                  6
DAYS >= .50         0                                  0
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.34   MM                          0.37

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           21.2   2008
TOTALS           24.1R             16.8     7.3     20.1
SINCE 7/1        32.6              25.1     7.5     29.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1                 1       0        1
DAYS >= 1.0        10               5.5     4.5        9
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         5R  12/15                          3  01/27
                                                          01/16
                                                          01/26
 24 HR TOTAL      3.7   MM                           2.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    4095             -7603   11698     3714
 SINCE 7/1       5813              5290     523     5344
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    58/330    DATE  12/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    75/220    DATE  01/29

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          4     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       9
LIGHT SNOW               44     SLEET                      0
FOG                      42     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     13
HAZE                     16

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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